My favourite political party, the Liberal Democrats, have announced that free and open source software “should get strong consideration in public sector areas”, according to The Guardian Online. Although I don’t (knowingly) pay tax yet (well, apart from VAT), this makes sense; think how much the government spends per year on licensing software. All that money comes from the taxpayer, so if free solutions are used instead, the cost of a new computer could be halved. That could save millions, which could instead be invested in education and health.
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